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To help plan March curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips and school assembly programs, these March themed celebrations might be a helpful focus. MONTHLY: Music in Our Schools. Craft Month. National Nutrition. National Women’s History. National Ethics Month. DAILY: Mar. 1: Peace Corps Day. Mar. 3: National Anthem Day. World Wildlife Day. Mar. 4: National Grammar Day. Mar. 8: International (Working) Women’s Day. Mar. 10: Harriet Tubman-Birthday. Mar. 11: Genealogy Day. Johnny Appleseed Day. Mar. 12: Plant a Flower. Mar. 14: Learn about Butterflies. National Pi Day. International Day of Mathematics. Mar. 15: Ides of March. World Consumer Rights Day. Mar. 16: Freedom of Information Day. Mar. 18: National Quilting.  Mar. 20: Earth Day (Vernal Equinox). World Folklore Tales and Fables Week (March 20- 26). Mar. 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. National Common Courtesy Day. World Poetry Day. Mar. 26: Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for further field trip information. For those unable to travel to these locations, have the fun come to you. Check out the Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs section.

Delaware Capitol

Increase your knowledge of Delaware’s history. At the Delaware Capitol, take a tour of the Legislative Hall, that has been the home of Delaware’s General Assembly since 1933.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool DELAWARE
Dover
TEL - 302-739-9194
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Delaware Center for Horticulture

The Delaware Center for Horticulture’s teaching garden lets visitors study a diverse range of plants, and educational workshops on different elements of horticulture and ecology.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Outreach. COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-658-6262
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Delaware Contemporary

The Delaware Contemporary focuses on the understanding of the contemporary arts in Delaware with over 30 exhibitions annually of regionally, nationally, and internationally artists.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee, Free, Title I GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-656-6466
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Delaware Shakespeare Festival

The Delaware Shakespeare Festival performs a different play in Rockland Park each summer. Before the show, two actors from the production offer insight into the evening’s play.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Guided Activities, Performances. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - Scout, Homeschool DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-415-3373
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Delaware Theatre Company

The Delaware Theatre Company is Delaware’s premier professional theater. It offers a five-show season with an assortment of plays and musicals, including new works and classics.

GRADE LEVEL - Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances, Outreach, Fundraising. COST - Fee, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-594-1104
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Iron Hill Museum

Learn about the natural history of Delaware at the Iron Hill Museum. Housed within a schoolhouse, the museum offers programs and exhibits on wildlife, archaeology, and natural history.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Outreach. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool DELAWARE
Newark
TEL - 302-368-5703
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Loblolly Acres

Loblolly Acres offers pick-your-own, a petting zoo, a corn maze and tours that allow groups to learn a bit about farming practices, trees, seeds, and plant life in Delaware. Visit their petting zoo to see burros, horses, Freedom the donkey, and more!

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool DELAWARE
Woodside
TEL - 302-632-6797
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Monsey Tours

Monsey Tours is a New York-based Charter Bus Company, providing transportation opportunities to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada with a fleet of state-of-the-art Motor Coaches.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
Long Island
New York City
PENNSYLVANIA
TEL - 800-232-8687, 718-623-9000
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Mt. Cuba Center

Mt. Cuba Center on 550 acres in Delaware’s Appalachian Piedmont with natural rolling hills, stream valleys, rock outcrops, deciduous forests, and the notable flora and fauna of the region. Guided group tours cover seasonal highlights and ecological gardening.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool DELAWARE
Hockessin
TEL - 302-239-4244
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Peak Performance Tours

For over 20 years, Peak Performance designs the perfect customized tour for your students and youth group. They pride themselves on not only the customized packages that they design, but also the personal service they bring to each client.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool DELAWARE
NEW JERSEY
PENNSYLVANIA
TEL - 800-220-0165
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Playhouse on Rodney Square

The Playhouse On Rodney Square hosts touring artists each season and features an outreach program called Broadway Discovery to Delaware schools and educational organizations.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities, Performances, Outreach. COST - Fee, Title I, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-888-0200
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Ramsey’s Farm

The Ramsey Farm offers programs throughout October. Field trips include a narrated, educational hayride; pick-your-own pumpkin from the field; visit to the various mazes; and visit with farm animals.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities. COST - Fee, Title I, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-540-4680
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FieldTripdirectory.com offers educational experiences for Delaware school groups, scout groups, homeschool groups, camp groups and families at Delaware Museums.

Delaware museums offer field trips that offer hands-on exhibits, guided tours and guided activities for early childhood through high school grades. Delaware has Delaware art museums, Delaware science museums, Delaware history museums, Delaware multicultural museums and Delaware children’s museums. All museums listing on fieldtripdirectory.com offers programs and tours for youth groups and families. Beside museums, you can search for other learning attractions such as Delaware Botanical Gardens, Planetariums, Living History Programs, STEM & STEAM, Planetariums, Farms, Zoos and Aquariums, Theaters and Concerts, Service Learning and more.

Can’t go on a field trip to a museum, your students, scouts, and families can still experience these fun enriching experience by scheduling a Museum Virtual Field Trip anywhere and at anytime.

Want the fun to come to you- book a School Assembly Programs, Outreach Field Trips or Residency at your school, homeschool association or scout council. They support and enhance a school’s curriculum, offers opportunities for scout badge achievement and enriches a camp program. There are mobile museum exhibits, traveling planetariums and classroom and grade level workshops and residencies.

To help fund field trips, virtual programs and school assembly programs visit our section on Grants and Fundraising Programs.

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FieldTripDirectory.com offers field trip ideas for class trips, scout group trips, camp group field trips, and homeschool group field trips in Delaware—for early childhood through college. Search for class trips in Delaware by group type, cost, activity/curriculum type, grade level, distance, and venue name or keyword.

Day class trips are divided by curriculum and subject area:

  • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
    Find Delaware art museums, theater, dance, and music concert field trips.
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD
    Find class trips to Delaware children’s museums, petting zoos, and kids’ shows.
  • HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES
    View Delaware history museums, government & civics, historic sites, living history museums, and multicultural field trip ideas.
  • LIFE SKILLS
    Find Delaware team building field trips, health & safety exhibits, and character education experiences.
  • SCIENCE & NATURE
    Find Delaware aquariums, botanical gardens, environmental studies & nature centers, farms & mazes, planetariums, science museums, STEAM & STEM field trips, dinosaur exhibits, and zoos.
  • RECREATION
    Find Delaware field trip ideas for adventure parks, ropes courses, ziplines, boat excursions, amusement parks, waterparks, kayaking, rafting, tubing, laser tag paintball, roller skating rinks, ice-skating rinks, mini-golf attractions, indoor amusement & recreation centers, and outdoor amusement & recreation centers.


Overnight field trips & retreats are available for environmental education, team building, and recreation.

We created field trip lesson plans to help teachers, scout leaders, camp counselors, and homeschool parents provide an enriching experience for their groups. We know funds for class trips are limited, so we’ve included grants for field trips that cover admission, transportation, and more.

It’s important that students and youth explore new environments, learn about other cultures, and develop an understanding of inclusivity as part of the educational process. People learn in different ways—through hearing, seeing, touching, talking, or doing. Class trips can provide a multi-dimensional learning experience. FieldTripDirectory.com can help you find the right trip for your group. A world of experiences is just a click away at FieldTripDirectory.com.

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